Interprofessional Education Analysis

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When speaking of what I have learned on the benefits of Interprofessional Education IPE and how it may benefit future healthcare providers I have much to share. The issues and problems currently facing clients and patients in our current health care system are often very complex. Consequently, the notion of improving an individual’s health has many different dimensions. Based on my own experience as well as my exploration of our healthcare system from within an IPE learning environment, I believe our health care system has many merits, that rank it one of the best in the world, but also has some serious flaws. I believe that IPE is a valuable key in unlocking solutions to many of these flaws.

IPE can be defined as two or more professions …show more content…

They work together to empower patients to enhance their role in prevention and self-care.” [Stewart, M., 2001] Patients and their families also play a key role and are included in access to information and opportunities to ask questions regarding the collaborative care team. As well as including them in discussions regarding their role as a team member – both in terms of making informed decisions about their care and the important role they play in improving their personal conditions. For example, one can imagine the care of a loved one with dementia, who has broken a bone, whereby the family is involved in all aspects of their care and rehabilitation; and the collaborative team of workers everyone from ER doctors to rehabilitation workers, work together to treat the patient including both the patient and family in this process. An IP approach to treatment enables individuals from various disciplines to share unique perspectives to achieve a common goal – the augmentation of the current health status of a patient or …show more content…

I highly recommend that this experience be made available to all students studying in a health care discipline. I believe that it is imperative that Universities endeavour to include an IPE component within their designs, thereby allowing students to gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of the multiple perspectives that exist within the health care sector. Institutions and agencies that offer clinical placements to a variety of professional schools could improve the learning environment by incorporating IPE into their settings. The collaborative and cooperative environment that is created is advantageous not only to the student, but to their professional mentors, faculty members, and to patients as well. Patient care is enhanced when the health care team is

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